00:00Cybersecurity expert Sagar Vishnoy warns of new threats to our digital identities.
00:07Together with the company Inclusive AI, he wants to improve artificial intelligence literacy.
00:13Cybercrime in India has seen a significant increase in recent years.
00:17From 2022 to 2023, India has seen an increase of 25% as per the official report in cybercrimes.
00:27What is the biggest reason of this much increase is the low digital literacy in India.
00:36More than 900 million people have smartphones and digital literacy is still under 10%.
00:43Deepfakes are one threat. Audio or video that's been manipulated with the help of AI to imitate a real person.
00:51You can be tricked into thinking a person you know is reaching out to you for example.
00:56Cybercriminals can use this technology to cause a lot of damage.
01:02One of the example if I give you about is the CEO of a company in Hong Kong.
01:07His voice and face was impersonated by a scammer and the money was transferred to another accountant worth 29 million euros.
01:18To prevent such crimes in the future, Inclusive AI trains companies as well as law enforcement agencies and politicians.
01:26Female influencers are especially likely to be victims of identity fraud.
01:32Another example is women where their digital identity, their face is face swapped with another online influencer.
01:42And a new AI ID is created which is sellable by these scammers online.
01:48They post such reels, they post such content and they earn money from the digital identity of the women.
01:55Deepfakes of politicians in India have been used to sway the electorate. The danger is real.
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